Photographic posing-support



(No Model.)

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PHOTOGRAPHIO POSING SUPPORT.

Patented Apr. 21, 1885.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC POSING-SU'PPO RT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,101, dated April21, 1885.

Application filed July 19, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Girls 0. WHITE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPhotographic Posing- Supports; and I declare the following to be adescription of my said invention sufficiently full, clear, and exact toenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

The objects of my present invention are to provide a posing-rest orsupporting apparatus for the use of photographers, artists, and othersfor sustaining subj ects or models in posture, and for other usefulpurposesin the arts wherein great variety and extent of movement isdesired and perfect fixation at any position or adjustment within therange of action required; to provide a posing-support wherein theadjusting joints are arranged as balls and sockets with sliding rods,and fitted with means for clamping the adjustable parts in a simple,convenient, and effective manner and at any position required; toprovide a pedestal and standard with an upright rod that can be adjustedvertically,longitudinally,andtoinclined positions with facility; toprovide a pedestal, standard, and vertically-adjustable rod with one ormore lateral universally-adj ustable rods or supporters; to affordfacilities for adjusting the head of the upright or main rod todifferent degrees of diagonal inclination in relation to the rod, and toafford improved means for securing the adjustable head-supportingfingers to the end of their sustainingrod. These objects I attain bymechanism the nature, construction, and operation of which isillustrated in the drawings, and explained in the following description,the particular subject-matter claimed being hereinafter definitelyspecified.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved posing-support.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the pedestal and standard with its ball andsocket and clamp devices. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on larger scalethrough the ball and socket of the standard. Figs. land 5 show side andsection views of the adjustable head of the main rod with theball-and-socket joint for carrying thelateral head-rod. Fig. 6 is asection of main rod and plan of the connecting-socket for theintermediate supporting-rod, and Figs. 7 and 8show on a larger scale theconnecting joint of the head-supporters or finger with the lateralhead-rod.

In referring to parts, A designates the foot or pedestal, and A theupright standard,preferably formed of cast-iron. The lower end of thestandard is rigidly fixed to the pedestal A, while at its upper end,which is bent forward or offset, as indicated, it is provided with acontractibleball-socket,a, carrying a sectional diametrically perforatedball, B, through which is arranged the upright or main support-rod G,which is adapted to have vertical or longitudinal adjustment by slidingthrough the ball, or diagonal adjustment (see dotted line C) in anydirection by the rolling of the ball B within the socket.

The several ball-and-socket joints herein employed are constructed andadapted for ad justing and clamping the rods, substantially in themanner described in Letters Patent of the United States No. 259,957,heretofore granted to me, and dated the th day of June, 1882, the ballbeing formed in sections, and the rod and ball being both firmly clampedat one and the same operation by the compression of the socket upon theexterior of the sectional ball, suitable screw or cam devices beingemployed for effecting the clamping action.

The socket a is arranged to be constructed for clamping the ball B andretaining the rod 0 at any adjusted position by means of ahandie orcam-lever, b, in the present instance located upon the top of the curvedneck of the standard, and connected to the movable under part of thesocket by a bolt, 1), as indicated. The lower end of the bolt isprovided with a thumb-nut by means of which the parts can be nicelyadjusted to give the requisite contractile pressure upon the ball whenthe handle I) is pressed down to the neck. When the handle or cam-leveris raised, the

rod 0 is free to be moved to any desired position, and when placed asdesired it is there retained by pressing down the handle,the'actionbeing effected by a simple and convenient movement of the hand, whilethe posi- (ion of the rod 0 is controlled by the other hand. At its topend the rod 0 is provided with a ball-socket or head, D, carrying aball, (2, through which is arranged the laterally-ex tending head-rod F,which in turn carries at its forward end the fingers or head-supportersG. Said rod D is longitudinally adjustable by sliding through the ball(1, and adj 11stable to positions of angnlarity (see dotted line F) inany direction by the rolling of the ball in the socket D. The positionof adjustment is released or maintained by the clamping action of thesocket D, controlled by the thumb screw f. The ball-socket D isconnected to the rod 0 by an adjustable hinge or joint, II, whichpermits of the head or socket D being turned over in either direction,so as to stand at any desired angle in relation to the main rod 0. (Seedottedline, Fig. 5.) In the pres ent instance this hinge is formed bytwo disks the adjacent faces of. which are provided with intermeshingradial corrugations, while the center bolt is furnished with a thumbnut,i, by means of which the parts can be clamped at any position ofadjustment. If preferred, other means may be employed for the hingejointH and its retention at angular adjustment; or, again, in some cases thehinge may be omitted, the socket D being rigidly attached to the rod 0in upright or inclined position. I prefer, however, the constructionshown. The fingers G are connected with the end of the rod F by aclamping-socket, I, which is formed of two disks, one of which disks isrigidly secured to the sleeve or collar, which attaches to the rod F,while the other disk, J, is made with a loose hinge, as indicated at K,so that said disk can be pressed down upon the disk-shaped ends of thefingers G when the thumb-nut L on the center bolt, Z, is screwed down,thus tightening and clamping the parts firmly together, and retainingthe head-supporting ends of the fingers at any adjusted position.

By employing the socket I with disks, as shown, for embracing the endsof the fingers G, I avoid any tendency toward loosening the nut L by theswinging action of the fingers, which frequently occurs when the nut isscrewed directly down upon the fingers.

At an intermediate position between the top of the standard and the headof the rod 0, Iarrange a support-rod, M, which may in some cases bedesirable, although for ordinary purposesof simply supporting a personshead said intermediate rest would not be required. The rod M is arrangedthrough a sectional ball, m, carried by a compressible socket, N, whichsocket may be made with adjustable jaws N, by which it can be clampedupon the rod 0 at any desired position.

R indicates the thumb nut and screw for clamping the part. This screw isin the present instance shown as arranged for clamping both theball-socket and the jaws at the same movement, but separate screws couldbe used for the jaws and ball-socket, if preferred. The rod M haslongitudinal adjustment by sliding through the ball, diagonal adjustmentby the rolling of the ball in the socket, and vertical adjustment bymoving the jaws up or down on the rod 0. The front end of the rod isprovided with a supporting-pad, S, to rest against the back of theperson or at such position as may be desired. The rods 0, F, and M maybe formed of tubing, to give a light and stifi' construction, or ofsolid bars, as preferred.

By constructing the apparatus with adjusting joints, arranged in themanner shown and described, complete opposition movement is obtained inall directions within the range of the mechanism, which is limited onlyby the lengths of the rods or the scale of construction.

WVhat I claim as of my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. In a posing'support, a pedestal and standard provided withaball-socket carryinga split or sectional ball with a longitudinally-adjustable support-rod arranged thereon, and a de-..

vice, as cam-lever E, for clamping and releasing the ball and rod withinthe socket, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

2. In a posing-support, the combination, with a pedestal and standardprovided with a ball-socket, sectional ball, and clamping device, of avertically-adjustable rod provided at its upper end with a ball-socketcarrying a sectional ball with a laterally-adj ustable headrod, anddevices for clamping the same at any position of adjustment, as setforth.

3. In a posing-support, the combination, with a pedestal and standardprovided with a sectional ball-and-sooket adjusting-joint carrying amain supporting-rod, as C, of a swiveled ball. socket and jointadjusting devices attached to said rod, and provided with a sectionalball carrying the laterally-adjustable rod F, and the adjustable fingersor head-supporters G, attached to the end of said rod by aclamping-socket, I, as described.

4. The combination, with themain supportrod 0 and lateral head-rod F, ofthe ball-socket D, hinged to the said main rod, as at H, for angularadjustment, the sectional ball supporting said head-rod therein, andmeans for securing the parts at position of adjustment, substantially ashereinbefore set forth.

5. In a posing-support, the combination, with the pedestal and standardprovided with a ball-socket and clamp devices carrying asectional ball,with the upright adjustable rod 0, having at its upper end the clampingballsocket, sectional ball, and laterally-adjustable head-rod F, of anadj ustably-attached ballsocket, N, carrying a sectional ball, m, andthe adjustable rod M, with the support-pad S, for the purposes setforth.

6. The combination, with the upright suphaving the hinged side plate, Jsubstantially porting-rod O, of the compressible ball-socket as setforth. IO N, having adjustable clamping-jaws N, for at- Witness my handthis 15th day of July, A. caching it to said rod, and a sectional ballfor D. 1884.

5 carrying the intermediate lateral support-rod OTIS 0. WHITE.

M, as set forth. Witnesses:

7. The combination, with the rod F and ad; 7 CHAS. H. BURLEIGH,

justable fingers G, of the clamping-socket I, M. H. MURPHY.

